Chiefs vs. Steelers score: Kansas City buries Pittsburgh behind Patrick Mahomes’ five touchdown passes – CBSSports.com

Six unanswered touchdowns turned a tight game into a rout

In a game that evoked memories of their 2018 Super Bowl run, the Chiefs endured a slow start before scoring an avalanche of points during Sunday night’s 42-21 win over the Steelers in the AFC wild card round. 

Kansas City punted three times and committed two turnovers on its first five possessions. The Chiefs fell behind 7-0 when T.J. Watt returned Darrel Williams’ fumble 26 yards for a score. The score awakened the previously slumbering Chiefs, who proceeded to score touchdowns on six consecutive possessions. Five touchdowns came from the right arm of Patrick Mahomes, who threw for over 400 yards to send the Chiefs to the divisional round. It was a tough final game for Pittsburgh and quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, who once again showcased his resiliency by leading the Steelers on two late scoring drives.

The Chiefs took a 21-7 halftime lead on Mahomes’ 48-yard touchdown pass to Travis Kelce, who tied an NFL record by reaching 100 receiving yards in four consecutive playoff games. Kansas City’s offense essentially ended the game with two quick touchdowns to start the second half. The Steelers’ offense finally woke up after that, but it was too little too late

Source: Chiefs vs. Steelers score: Kansas City buries Pittsburgh behind Patrick Mahomes’ five touchdown passes – CBSSports.com

MLK Day 2022: What’s open, what’s closed on Monday? Banks, UPS, mail delivery, stock markets, stores, malls, supermarkets – nj.com

Does the mail run on MLK Day 2022? Are banks open? Is the MVC open? What is NJ Transit’s schedule? The complete guide to Monday, Jan. 17 on Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2022.

Is MLK Day a federal holiday?

Yes. Martin Luther King Jr. Day is the second federal and state holiday of the year. It is one of several holidays where the date changes each year in accordance with the Uniform Monday Holiday Act. Others include Presidents Day, Memorial Day, Columbus Day, Juneteenth, Labor Day and Veterans Day.

The purpose of the act, which became a law in 1968, was to increase the number of three-day weekends for federal employees.

Is there mail delivery on MLK Day 2022? Does the mail run on MLK Day?

There will be no mail delivery on Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

FedEx and UPS will be delivering, however. FedEx Express and FedEx Ground Economy will be on a modified service schedule. UPS operates on a normal schedule.

Is the post office open on MLK Day 2022?

No. United States Postal Service offices will be closed.

Are banks open on MLK Day 2022?

No. The following banks are scheduled to be closed for Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

Are the stock markets open on MLK Day 2022?

 

No. Stock markets will be closed on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Nasdaq trading and bond markets will also be closed.

Source: MLK Day 2022: What’s open, what’s closed on Monday? Banks, UPS, mail delivery, stock markets, stores, malls, supermarkets – nj.com

Woman dies after being struck by Port Authority bus

A Pittsburgh-area woman has died two days after being struck by a Port Authority bus in downtown Pittsburgh.

The Allegheny County Medical Examiner says 64-year-old Dal Rai of Whitehall died Friday evening at the hospital after being struck by a moving vehicle early Tuesday morning.

Source: Woman dies after being struck by Port Authority bus

Man shot in leg after fight at business in Downtown

A man was shot in the leg after a fight broke out at a business in Downtown Saturday night.

Pittsburgh police responded to reports of a male shot around 10 p.m. at a business on the 130th block of 6th Street.

First responders found a victim with a gunshot wound to the leg. Medics transported him to the hospital in stable condition.

Police say the shooting stemmed from a fight. One person is in custody.

The building was evacuated out of precaution and no other injuries were reported.

Police are continuing to investigate.

Source: Man shot in leg after fight at business in Downtown

State police warn of counterfeit $100 bills circulating in Westmoreland

Pennsylvania State Police are warning area businesses that some counterfeit $100 bills have been circulated in the area that appear to defy rapid detection using the standard counterfeit detector pens.

“We’ve had two reports in the past few days of the counterfeits being passed locally. In over 20 years as a trooper, I never saw them get around the counterfeit detector pens like this before,” state Trooper Stephen Limani said.

Limani said one bill was passed this week at Sally Beauty in Greengate Center Plaza in Hempfield.

When a trooper responded and used a detection pen on the suspected fake currency, the marking turned a light yellow.

“If it’s counterfeit, the line usually would be a dark brown or even black,” Limani said.

Limani said the trooper took the suspected counterfeit bill to a nearby PNC Bank, also in Hempfield, to inquire if the bill was fake, “and they said they had a counterfeit one too — with the same serial number.”

“It apparently came through and was detected in a night deposit,” he said.

Limani said both fake bills are being forwarded to the U.S. Secret Service for further investigation.

According to Limani, the fake bills appear to look “much older” than authentic hundreds. The Ben Franklin portrait on the fake bill is much smaller than on a legitimate bill.

Limani said both counterfeit hundreds also carried the same serial number, B22081273B. He said genuine currency has a security thread — a plastic strip — running from top to bottom consumers can see to verify authenticity.

“We’re asking anyone who may see any of these bills to contact us and save video security footage so we are able to learn who is circulating them,” Limani said.

Source: State police warn of counterfeit $100 bills circulating in Westmoreland

Eugene shooting leaves 6 wounded outside concert; police searching for suspect – oregonlive.com

EUGENE — Police set up a tip line Saturday and asked for witnesses to come forward with any information about a shooting that injured six people outside a concert.

Officers responded to the WOW Hall in Eugene after reports of a shooting near the venue’s rear entrance around 9:30 p.m. Friday. They arrived to find chaos and began rendering aid, including applying tourniquets, the Eugene Police Department said in a news release Saturday.

Source: Eugene shooting leaves 6 wounded outside concert; police searching for suspect – oregonlive.com

Texas officials say all hostages safe, out of Colleyville synagogue; hostage-taker dead

A Texas SWAT team responded Saturday afternoon to reports of a possible hostage situation at a synagogue near Dallas.

UPDATE

The FBI and local police said at a news conference Saturday night that three hostages who were held in a Colleyville synagogue for nearly 11 hours are unharmed and the hostage-taker is dead after a hostage rescue team breached the building.

Authorities said the hostage-taker was killed in a shooting but did not answer a question about whether he was shot by law enforcement or if the gunshot was self-inflicted. The man claimed to have explosives, according to statements he made on livestreamed video, but police have not commented on whether any weapons were found.

Exclusive video taken by WFAA-TV photographer Josh Stephen shows at least some of the hostages running out of a door at the synagogue just before FBI agents enter the building. The footage, shot just before 9:15 p.m., shows a man who appears to be holding a gun following the hostages as they escape, then almost immediately going back inside.

A Texas SWAT team responded Saturday afternoon to a hostage situation at a synagogue near Fort Worth.

The Colleyville Police Department said on Twitter that they are conducting SWAT operations “around the 6100 block of Pleasant Run Rd.”

All residents in the immediate area of the incident are being evacuated, according to the tweet.

TEXAS OFFICIALS REACT TO NEWS OF HOSTAGE SITUATION IN COLLEYVILLE SYNAGOGUE

The Congregation Beth Israel’s address is 6100 Pleasant Run Rd.

Congregation Beth Israel. (Credit: Google Maps)

Congregation Beth Israel. (Credit: Google Maps) (Credit: Google Maps)

The police department posted an additional update at 1:20 p.m. stating that the situation is ongoing and advised individuals to avoid the area.

According to ABC News, the rabbi and three others are being held hostage at the synagogue.

In a statement, Colleyvile Police Department Sargeant Dara Nelson said that their department received a call for service at 10:41 a.m.

Currently, the Colleyvile Police Department, the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Dallas Field Office, the Texas Department of Public Safety, North Tarrant Regional SWAT Team, and other neighboring agencies are on the scene of the incident.

AUSTIN’S POLICE DEPARTMENT NEEDS MANY MORE OFFICERS, SAYS INDEPENDENT COMMISSION

Law enforcement officials have confirmed that no injuries are currently reported, and Federal Bureau of Investigation crisis negotiators are in communication with the subject of the incident, according to the statement.

One male hostage was released with no injuries shortly after 5:00 p.m., according to Nelson.

Source: Texas hostage situation: 1 released with 3 more still trapped in synagogue with ‘Lady al Qaeda’ sympathizer | Fox News

‘Unchecked flood’ of guns driving wave of shootings, deaths in Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

In 2021, Pittsburgh was hit with a 17% jump in non-fatal shootings and homicides. And over the course of the entire pandemic, the results are even more striking: a 49% spike since 2019 — the city’s sharpest two-year increase in at least a decade, largely reversing the reductions in gun violence in the years leading up to the pandemic.

Source: ‘Unchecked flood’ of guns driving wave of shootings, deaths in Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Eugene, Oregon, shooting: 6 injured at concert venue – CNN

(CNN)Six people were taken to a hospital after shots were fired Friday night at a rap concert in Eugene, Oregon, police said.

Police Chief Chris Skinner told reporters early Saturday morning that one victim is in critical condition after “certainly one of the highest-profile shootings we’ve had in the city of Eugene.”
That person was undergoing surgery, he said. He did not know the status of the others who were shot.
The shooting occurred during a Lil Bean and Zay Bang show, police said.
“Reports came in at 9:29 p.m. of multiple shots fired at WOW Hall, 219 W. 8th Avenue. EPD & multiple law enforcement agencies responded, along with Eugene Springfield Fire,” police tweeted.
Skinner asked any witnesses with video or audio of the incident to help police.
“We just need people to feel comfortable and bring that forward so we can better understand what happened and better identify our suspect,” he said. “All we know at this point is we have a male in a hoodie that was seen running westbound … right after the shooting.”
WOW Hall Interim Executive Director Deb Maher and Board Chair Jaci Guerena posted a statement on the venue’s website and called the shooting “unprecedented.”
“There is not much information currently available however we heard gunshots in the back parking lot. The motives are not yet known. We do know that some people were injured, but we do not know the extent of the injuries, and we do not want to speculate,” the statement said.

Source: Eugene, Oregon, shooting: 6 injured at concert venue – CNN

A massive volcano erupts near Tonga, triggering a tsunami advisory for the West Coast

A massive underwater volcano that erupted just before sundown Friday sent waves several feet high smashing into the shores of the Pacific island nation of Tonga and triggered tsunami advisories from Australia to Canada, including the U.S. West Coast.

Plumes from the explosion reached more than 12 miles above sea level, according to the Tonga Geological Services. At its widest, the cloud caused by the ash and steam reached about 150 miles across, making it easily seen from satellites.

In Tonga, home to 105,000 people, the extent of the injuries and damage caused were still largely unknown. Communications were disrupted for hours, according to the Associated Press.

Waves flooded parts of the capital Nuku’alofa — just 40 miles from the site of the eruption — including parts of the grounds at the Royal Palace, according to Radio New Zealand.

On Twitter, a Tonga resident named Faka’iloatonga Taumoefolau posted a video on Saturday showing feet-high waves washing across a road into homes.

The activity from the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano continued into Saturday morning with another, less powerful 10- to 15-minute-long eruption, according to the Tonga Geological Service.

Source: A massive volcano erupts near Tonga, triggering a tsunami advisory for the West Coast

How much snow will Pittsburgh get late this weekend?

Significant snowfall is projected with a winter storm expected to hit western Pennsylvania Sunday afternoon into Monday morning.

Snow total projections

In and around Pittsburgh, 5 to 9 inches of snow is expected to fall.

Some areas north and west of Pittsburgh could see 6 to 10 inches of snow.

Areas south and east can expect a range of 3 to 6 inches.

Source: How much snow will Pittsburgh get late this weekend?

Pittsburgh weather: Tracking snow potential Sunday into Monday

All eyes are on the chance for snow over the holiday weekend.

Pittsburgh’s Action Weather meteorologist Jeff Verszyla provided an update on Thursday afternoon, saying the track has the potential for snow to move through the Pittsburgh region starting Sunday afternoon.

Source: Pittsburgh weather: Tracking snow potential Sunday into Monday

U.S. Supreme Court blocks Biden vaccine-or-test policy for large businesses

WASHINGTON, Jan 13 (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday blocked President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 vaccination-or-testing mandate for large businesses – a policy the conservative justices deemed an improper imposition on the lives and health of many Americans – while endorsing a separate federal vaccine requirement for healthcare facilities.

Biden voiced disappointment with the conservative-majority court’s decision to halt his administration’s rule requiring vaccines or weekly COVID-19 tests for employees at businesses with at least 100 employees. Biden said it now is up to states and employers to decide whether to require workers “to take the simple and effective step of getting vaccinated.”

It ruled 6-3, with the six conservative justices in the majority and three liberal justices dissenting, in blocking the rule involving large businesses – a policy that applied to more than 80 million employees. The court’s majority downplayed the risk COVID-19 specifically poses in the workplace, comparing it instead to “day-to-day” crime and pollution hazards that individuals face everywhere.

Source: U.S. Supreme Court blocks Biden vaccine-or-test policy for large businesses

Who’s hiring in Pittsburgh? – Next Pittsburgh

Looking for a new job? Or hiring? .

Advertising

NEXTpittsburgh seeks a part-time Director of Strategic Growth to oversee online advertising, generate marketing ideas, create new business pipelines, increase new client revenue, expand audience development and diversify a portfolio of advertisers.

IT and Engineering

Amazon has an opening for a Software Development Engineer – Alexa AI to design scalable distributed systems, interface with customers to understand requirements, set priorities and communicate direction, develop technical and business strategies in the translation and language learning space and more.

FedEx is hiring an IT Domain Architect to drive transformation and modernization, establish an architecture vision and road map, and provide expertise for technical solutions, architecture concepts, standards, tools and best practices.

Healthcare

LabCorp seeks a Specimen Accessioner – Lab Specimen Handling to perform specimen accessioning, sample sorting and data entry according to standard operating procedures.

Finance and Business

Carlow University is looking for a Senior Awards Analyst to oversee grants management, restricted funds, endowment analysis and spend reporting, develop financial dashboards and data warehouse analyses, assist with financial planning and budgeting processes and more.

Administrative

NEXTpittsburgh seeks a part-time Head of Organizational Infrastructure to support sales and editorial operations, work with the publisher and editor to develop and execute organizational structures, fine-tune strategic goals and more.

The Women’s Center & Shelter of Greater Pittsburgh seeks a Legal Administrative Assistant to perform

secretarial duties, enter data, maintain files, and provide additional support functions.

Urban Agriculture

Churchview Farm is hiring an Events & Development Coordinator to coordinate public and private events, manage event staff, expand reach and engagement, and assist with social media and website updates.

Legal

Tucker Arensberg is hiring a Transactional Associate Attorney to assist with mergers and acquisitions, support clients in broad and varied areas of issues, conduct research, and analyze and draft documents.

Transportation

Hogan Trucking Transportation & Logistics is looking for a CDL Class A Truck Driver for its premier fleet of dedicated routes.

Advanced Manufacturing

Philips has an opening for an Assembler 1 to assemble and package Respironic medical devices, operate machinery, tools and equipment, undertake manufacturing production tasks, monitor output quality and assist with administrative activities.

Omnicell is looking for an Electronics Technician to repair and assemble electronic and mechanical components, perform troubleshooting, refurbish inventory, drive production efficiencies, and execute operational improvements.

Source: Who’s hiring in Pittsburgh? Amazon, Churchview Farm, Carlow University and more — 1/13/22

Pittsburgh Weather: A Winter Storm System Continues To Develop. Here’s What We Know

By now, you probably have heard about the winter storm system that is eyeing the east Sunday into Monday.

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — By now, you probably have heard about the winter storm system that is eyeing the east Sunday into Monday.

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READ MORE:Pittsburgh Weather: Cloudy Skies, Warmer Temperatures, And Light Rain On Thursday

 

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An important thing to remember is that the main energy of this system is still out in the Pacific Ocean.

When the energy is out that far, there are things we can see, but there are many that we can’t. Once this “low” comes on the shore, we will have the opportunity to gather a lot more data from weather balloons and surface instruments.

This will allow us to tighten up the projected path and have a better idea of how this will impact the Pittsburgh area.

Source: Pittsburgh Weather: A Winter Storm System Continues To Develop. Here’s What We Know

One person rescued from porch roof during fire in Pittsburgh

Fire broke out on Tuesday night

One person was rescued from a porch roof when fire broke out in a home in the Pittsburgh’s Middle Hill neighborhood.

The fire was reported a little after 7:30 p.m. Tuesday on the 2300 block of Reed Street.

No other injuries were reported.

The Red Cross is helping several people who were displaced by the fire.

An investigation is underway into the cause.

Source: One person rescued from porch roof during fire in Pittsburgh

Vehicle ends up on its roof during crash in Pittsburgh

A vehicle ended up on its roof following a crash in Pittsburgh’s Marshall-Shadeland neighborhood on Wednesday morning.

The crash happened around 2:45 a.m. along Wadlow Street.

There was no word on what caused the crash.

No reports of injuries

Source: Vehicle ends up on its roof during crash in Pittsburgh

4 people survive medical helicopter crash in Pennsylvania after “miracle” landing

All four passengers on a medical helicopter carrying a 2-month-old baby girl to a hospital in Pennsylvania survived when that helicopter crashed next to a church on Tuesday afternoon, CBS Philly reported. Officials called the landing, which also did not injure anyone on the ground, a “miracle.”

A pilot, a crew member, a nurse and the infant were taken to local hospitals and are in stable condition with non-life threatening injuries, Upper Darby Fire Chief Derrick Sawyer said at a press conference Tuesday afternoon.

The medical chopper was heading to Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia from Maryland when it crashed near the Drexel Hill United Methodist Church in Delaware County just before 1 p.m., CBS Philly reports. According to FlightAware, the helicopter took off from Hagerstown, Maryland, at 10:29 a.m. Tuesday and landed in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, less than 10 minutes later. Then at 12:06 p.m. the helicopter took off from Chambersburg before crashing 47 minutes after that. The helicopter appears to have maintained its speed while rapidly dropping in altitude.

All four victims were out of the aircraft by the time authorities arrived, Upper Darby Police Department Superintendent Timothy M. Bernhardt said.

Source: 4 people survive medical helicopter crash in Pennsylvania after “miracle” landing

Pittsburgh man charged with illegally purchasing 34 guns | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

A Pittsburgh man has been charged with acting as a straw buyer in the purchase of dozens of guns across the region because he “needed money,” according to federal agents.

Donald Ware Jr., 22, who has several addresses around the city, was in federal court Tuesday afternoon on a complaint filed by the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

Agents said Mr. Ware bought 34 guns for others at numerous firearms dealers in the Pittsburgh region and admitted he lied on firearms purchase forms that he was the actual buyer.

It’s not clear for whom he was buying, but typically straw buyers purchase weapons for criminals who can’t have one.

Marc Wilner, an ATF agent, said in an affidavit that he began investigating Mr. Ware in October after noticing that he was buying a lot of guns, didn’t have much income from a job and was associated with another accused gun trafficker, John Louis Moon.

Agents interviewed Mr. Ware in November, and he told them he’d been buying guns for other people and lying about it. Most of the guns were Glock semi-automatics bought at Dunham’s stores in the North Hills, Monroeville and Homestead, Island Firearms in McKees Rocks, Pete’s Firearms in Westmoreland County and other area dealers.

He bought 34 guns in all, ATF said.

Source: Pittsburgh man charged with illegally purchasing 34 guns | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Woman hit by Port Authority bus in Downtown Pittsburgh

The crash happened near the intersection of Liberty Avenue and Smithfield Street in downtown Pittsburgh on Tuesday morning.

A woman was taken to the hospital in critical condition after being hit by a bus in downtown Pittsburgh early Tuesday morning, the Port Authority said.

The incident happened a little after 6:15 a.m. near Liberty Avenue and Smithfield Street.

Port Authority spokesman Adam Brandolph said the front of a 61A North Braddock bus struck the woman, who was then caught between the front bumper and the street.

The bus driver was not injured, Brandolph said.

The Port Authority said the driver, a 23-year employee, will be tested for drugs and alcohol as per the authority’s policy.

Source: Woman hit by Port Authority bus in Downtown Pittsburgh

Grocery stores in Pittsburgh area struggling to keep shelves stocked

Food supply shortages impacted local businesses

The Charley family owns three Shop ‘n Save locations in Westmoreland County.

“It’s something that we’re fighting every day,” Tom Charley said. “We’re sourcing from multiple vendors. We’re using more vendors today than we ever have.”

Charley said his store only received half of their weekly order from their distributors this past week. It’s an issue stores have faced with various products throughout the pandemic.

“People have been very understanding and they know now what to expect at the store, but it’s very frustrating when you put in an order to fill up the store and you only get half the order,” Charley said.

National experts have cited staffing, rising COVID-19 cases due to the omicron variant and winter weather across the country as the reasons behind the latest stretch of supply chain problems.

Those concerns, coupled with recent inflation trends have also caused the price of groceries to jump.

“All of the costs are going up and it’s hitting us with cost increases too,” Charley said. “We are being very deliberate in trying to find the best deals we can possibly find and it’s a challenge.”

Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 reached out to a spokesperson for U.S. Foods, one of the area’s largest suppliers, but did not hear back.

Source: Grocery stores in Pittsburgh area struggling to keep shelves stocked

A kilometer-wide asteroid will make its closest pass by Earth next week – CNN

(CNN)An asteroid estimated to be a kilometer (3,451 feet) wide will fly by Earth on January 18.

It will pass within 1.2 million miles of our planet, moving at 47,344 miles per hour, according to NASA’s Center for Near Earth Object Studies, which tracks potentially hazardous comets and asteroids that could collide with our planet.
The approaching asteroid is known as 7482 (1994 PC1) and it was discovered in 1994, according to NASA.
Nobody expects 7482 (1994 PC1) to hit Earth, but it’s the closest the asteroid will come for the next two centuries, according to NASA projections. The flyby is expected to take place on Tuesday January 18 at 4.51 p.m. ET.

Source: A kilometer-wide asteroid will make its closest pass by Earth next week – CNN

Multiple space heaters had been running for days inside apartment where deadly Bronx fire erupted

The Bronx apartment where a fire erupted that killed 17 people had several space heaters running at the time of the fire — and all of them, including the one that sparked the fatal blaze, had been left on for days, FDNY sources said Tuesday.

Firefighters made the discovery as they sifted through the scorched rubble of the second-floor in the duplex apartment where the Sunday morning fire started.

The blaze sent thick plumes of choking smoke throughout the Twin Parks North West building on E. 181st St. near Tiebout Ave. in Fordham Heights.

Source: Multiple space heaters had been running for days inside apartment where deadly Bronx fire erupted

Home Depot employee shot in North Las Vegas store; police seek suspects | Crime | fox5vegas.com

A Home Depot employee was shot on the job by two men, according to North Las Vegas police.

LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — A Home Depot employee was shot on the job by two men, according to North Las Vegas police.

NLVPD Officer Alexander Cuevas said the shooting happened around 11 a.m. at the Home Depot in the 1200 block of Craig Road near Martin L. King Boulevard.

Arriving officers found a man suffering an apparent gunshot wound. The man was taken to University Medical Center, Cuevas said.

Source: Home Depot employee shot in North Las Vegas store; police seek suspects | Crime | fox5vegas.com

Monroeville woman faces gun, drug, DUI charges after traffic stop in Upper Burrell

A Monroeville woman was accused of drug possession, carrying a gun without a permit and driving while intoxicated following a traffic stop by Upper Burrell police. Taylor Stringer, 22, of Garden City Drive is charged with illegal possession of a firearm and four counts of drug possession, all felonies.

Source: Monroeville woman faces gun, drug, DUI charges after traffic stop in Upper Burrell

Man wanted in connection to triple homicide in Homewood South

Pittsburgh Police have issued an arrest warrant for a man in connection to the fatal shooting of three people on New Year’s Eve in Homewood South.

Ronald Steave, 29, of Pittsburgh, is being charged with three counts of criminal homicide and possession.

Source: Man wanted in connection to triple homicide in Homewood South

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